Mitch Garbutt is the latest addition to the red and white’s squad for the 2019 season. He joins his Leeds Rhinos team mate Jimmy Keinhorst in becoming another quality addition to the Hull KR playing squad.

Garbutt’s addition gives the KR middles some more size and power to compliment players like Mose Masoe, Nick Scruton, Robbie Mulhearn and Lee Jewitt. Garbutt, however, brings quality footwork pre-line, a pre-line pass and a very astute offload post contact. #

Garbutt certainly will add a new dimension to the red and whites' pack, giving opposition defences lots to think about when he carries the ball.

He’s big and aggressive, no nonsence, just what Rovers need adding. Defensively, whilst Garbutt is a big man he misses few tackles. Effort on effort like all big men he can be found out but certainly no more than any other plying their trade in the Super League at present.

The red and whites' squad is certainly taking shape, with quality additions in a number of positions replacing the quantity of players. Weller Hauraki, Ryan Lannon, young academy prospect Mikey Lewis, join Leeds duo, Keinhorst and of course Garbutt.

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A half back could well be the top of the KR Christmas list, given the impending retirement of the experienced Danny McGuire. A key position needs a quality replacement for the 2020 season and there really is no time to be hanging around on this replacement, if one could be found for 2019 it gives the club continuity into 2020.

With a couple more top-quality additions Sheens and everyone associated with the red and whites will be confident of a much more prosperous season in 2019.

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Rome certainly wasn’t built in a day, the club are still rebuilding from relegation and promotion yet, with the structure changes and all respect to London Broncos, who I firmly believe will struggle somewhat in 2019, it allows the club to calmly go about the transitional process from a lower half club to begin pushing up the Super League table.